The Nickel Song (from the cd Ballroom Streets)

Words and Music by Melanie Safka Schekeryk

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Put another nickel in, in the nickelodeon

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All I ever want from you is music mmm

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I’ll do anything for you

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Anything you want me to

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All I ever, all I ever wanted was the music

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Well you know that I'm not a gambler

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But I'm being gambled on

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They put in a nickel
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And I sing a little song
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Aaah Da-da-da-da…..in the nickelodeon
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All I ever really wanted was a little music

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Well, I don't mind that they're lucky
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But it seems that they always win
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And gamblin' is illegal
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In the state of mind I'm in
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And if I had a nickel
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For each time that I've been put on
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I would be their nickel man
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And I'd sing a nickel song

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You know they're only putting in a nickel
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And they want a dollar song
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You know they're only putting in a nickel

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And they want a dollar song

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Well, you know I don't know so many things
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But I know what's been goin' on

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We're only putting in a little

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To get rid of a lot that's wrong
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And if we had a nickel
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For each time that we've been put on
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We'd all be their nickel man
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And we'd sing a nickel song

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You know they're only putting in a nickel
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And they want a dollar song
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You know they're only putting in a nickel

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And they want a dollar song

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You know they're only putting in a nickel

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And they want a dollar song

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